Editor’s note: The government’s activity report submitted during the Two Sessions set out the accompanying measures for the third child policy. But the latest census showed that the country’s total fertility rate was at a low of 1.3 in 2020. What are the factors that can influence a family’s decisionRead More →
China’s birthrate has plummeted to a record low, with experts questioning Beijing’s iron-fisted ‘one-child’ policy which is blamed for the demographic conundrum visible in a rapidly aging population and a shrinking workforce. China’s working-age population is shrinking rapidly. In comparison, the number of people too old toRead More →
Nobody seems to take note of the demographic explosion scenario on the Indian subcontinent. India seems to have forgotten their slogans’Hum do hamare do’ (We two – ours two) and ‘Pehla Baccha Abhi Nahin-Do ke baad kabhi nahin‘ (First child not now – after two never) maybe because of voteRead More →
It is imperative to make national population control laws for the unity and integrity of the whole country and implement them equally India’s uncontrolled population growth has become the central topic of discussion among common people these days. It is true that the discussion began before independence, but due toRead More →
WASHINGTON- Over the past 10 years, changes in China’s domestic policies have led to a growing sense of demographic urgency. A strictly enforced one-child mandate was replaced by a two-child option in some cases (2013), which morphed into two children for all (2016), which transitioned to the current government pushRead More →
China’s population growth rate has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, barely exceeding the number of deaths in 2021 despite major government efforts to increase population growth and avert a population crisis. Across China, 10.62 million babies were born in 2021, a rate of 7.52 per thousand people,Read More →
If we assume that green solutions will help tackle the climate crisis, we have to keep in mind that if the level of demand for solutions is also present or higher, then solutions will become stressed, stretched, unsustainable and a source of concern for the environment and climate. Just likeRead More →
On January 1, at the stroke of midnight, New York City welcomed its first new inhabitant of 2022: Leyla Gessel Tzunun Garcia, born at the start of the new year at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn. With changing population and fertility trends, however, there is less competition to become theRead More →
First conducted in 1992-1993, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a national report on demography and health. The results of the NFHS-5, published in November 2021, give positive data on many aspects. The most important highlight is the improvement in the sex ratio – 1,020 women to 1,000 men.Read More →
By Llewellyn King InsideSources.com It wasn’t front and center at the climate change summit, COP26, in Glasgow, but it was whispered informally, in the hallways and over meals. For politicians it is flammable, for some religions it is heresy. Yet it demands to be heard: the growth of the world’sRead More →
It was not in the foreground at the climate change summit in Glasgow, but it was whispered informally, in hallways and over meals. For politicians, it is flammable. For some religions, this is heresy. Yet it requires a hearing: the growth of the world’s population. As the world struggles toRead More →
It was not in the foreground at the climate change summit in Glasgow, but it was whispered in the hallways and over meals. For politicians, it is flammable. For some religions, this is heresy. Yet it requires a hearing: the growth of the world’s population. As the world struggles toRead More →
By the Indian Legal Office Three candidates from the municipal corporations of Vadodara and Rajkot were disqualified on February 8 under the two-child policy in Gujarat for running for election. The nominations were contested as each candidate had three children. The electoral official of Ward 15 of the Vadodara MunicipalRead More →
Population control bill would have constitutional repercussions Sumanta roy | Posted on 12.16.21, 02:17 AM There has been considerable parliamentary debate on the Population Control Bill. The two-child policy has been presented to parliament more than 35 times since independence, but has failed to become law. The 2019 Population ControlRead More →
Even as India’s national total fertility rate (TFR) falls below replacement level, BJP MP for Rajya Sabha Kirori Lal Meena has pushed for a ‘population control’ law on the model of China’s now abandoned one-child policy. The latest set of NFHS 2019-21 survey results released by the Union Department ofRead More →
Political rhetoric on population control must be based on empirical numbers obtained by scientific methods The Editorial Board | Posted on 29.11.21, 03:35 India’s burgeoning population has long been a thorn in the side of its progress. The recent findings of the National Family Health Survey-5 are therefore a breathRead More →
BEIJING: Women in China have accused the country’s government of using female bodies to control the population in China. When the government led by Xi Jinping planned to reduce the population, the authorities forced the women to have abortions. And now, as population growth has slowed, they are saying noRead More →
NNA | Update: October 11, 2021 2:36 p.m. STI beijing [China] Oct 11 (ANI): Women in China have accused the country’s government of using female bodies to control the population in China.When the Xi Jinping-led government planned to reduce the population, authorities forced abortions on women. And now, as populationRead More →
Sanjica Kumar and Vedica Nigam, students at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India critically examine the Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill 2021 ) and make suggestions for its improvement… introduction On July 7, 2021, the Law Commission of Uttar Pradesh, a state in northernRead More →
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions to form a high-level population control committee. Dhami’s order came days after the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) suggested that a population control policy be introduced in Uttarakhand along the lines of those in place in Uttar Pradesh and India. Neighboring Assam.Read More →
LUCKNOW: The All-India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on Monday condemned the UP government’s proposed population control bill and said the government should instead focus on education, employment and reconsider the two-child policy bill with incentives. Members of the executive committee (EC) of the board met in Lucknow the dayRead More →
LUCKNOW The All-India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on Monday condemned the UP government’s proposed population control bill and said the government should instead focus on education, employment and reconsider the two-child policy bill with incentives. . Members of the Executive Committee (EC) of the Board of Trustees gathered inRead More →
After Assam, there are growing clamors in Tripura to pass the Population Control Act and Cow Protection Act. BJP MP Fatikroy Sudhangshu Das will present a private member’s bill to the state assembly on these issues. The next session of the assembly will probably be held in September-October this yearRead More →
In recent times, the discourse around coercive population policies has gained momentum in the country. These laws prevent people from receiving government grants and other benefits or running for political office if they have more than two children. While the central government disavows coercion and does not impose a two-childRead More →
NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said on Friday that any population control measures should be considered bearing in mind that Hindu rule remains intact in the country. Speaking to the media, VHP General Secretary Milind Parande also said that if there is only one child in a family,Read More →
Amid pressure for a policy of population control by some Bharatiya Janata Party-led states, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday alleged that the BJP’s motive for raising the issue was political and aimed at targeting a “particular community”. The former Union minister said the population debate was “completely misplaced” andRead More →
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said on Friday that any population control measures should be considered bearing in mind that Hindu rule remains intact in the country. Speaking to the media, VHP General Secretary Milind Parande also said that if there is only one child in aRead More →
The past two weeks have seen a sudden surge of political interest in population control in two BJP-ruled states, Assam and UP, which has sparked speculation about the motives. What differentiates the two main ministers is that one has just started his term while the other is at the endRead More →
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader CT Ravi on Tuesday called for a population control policy in Karnataka on the model of two other states ruled by his party, Assam and Uttar Pradesh, even then that differences on the issue were surfacing between the ruling National Democratic Party. Alliance (NDA) partnersRead More →
I’m old enough to remember when, along with debt and deficit reduction, anti-protectionism and so-called “family values”, a strong opposition to population control was one of the fundamental principles of the conservative movement and the Republican Party. But apparently, like debt and deficit reduction, anti-protectionism and so-called ‘family values’, strongRead More →
Population dynamics can pose both challenges and opportunities to development efforts depending on the resource availability ratio Human population control is the practice of artificially altering the growth rate of a human population that has been implemented by limiting the population’s birth rate, usually by government mandate. Factors such asRead More →
The family welfare program in the country is voluntary. But it’s not just Uttar Pradesh and Assam that are proposing population control legislation. Other states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Telangana have introduced similar laws in a bid to curb population growth. But can coercive policies likeRead More →
Recently, there have been many debates in India about population control. Unfortunately, some Muslim spokespersons and various opposition political parties think that it is a question of controlling the birth rates of minorities, without realizing that it is a necessity for all Indians in order to become a country ofRead More →
Lucknow: The chairman of the Uttar Pradesh law commission spoke on Sunday about keeping the state’s population under control and refraining from exploiting government resources. Aditya Nath Mittal spoke to ANI and said that the state government does not want to send the message that it is against any particularRead More →
New Delhi: Four decades ago, China introduced the controversial one-child policy in a bid to control its massive population. Now it is planning to implement a three-child policy after the failure of its two-child policy, which was implemented only a few years ago. Zee News anchor Aditi Tyagi discussed China’sRead More →
Since 1970, the average the global temperature has increased by 0.8 C. During this time, the world’s population has doubled and carbon dioxide emissions have more than doubledaccording to data from the International Energy Agency. World Bank figures confirm this.showing that we are emitting a little more per capita thanRead More →
Grandstand web deskNew Delhi, April 21 Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has called on the Indian government to have a stricter policy on population control. Ranaut, who is often outspoken about his opinions and generally indifferent to criticism, wrote on Twitter: “We need strong laws for population control, enough electoral politics,Read More →
With clockwork regularity, our misinformed politicians invoke the population “problem” to explain the disappointing state of the nation’s progress on many fronts. I fear that these vague comments will erupt any day into a new ‘population control’ bill without any clarity on what we want – a lower growth rate,Read More →
Climate change has taken center stage globally in recent months after three reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which paint a dire picture of the future if governments do not take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But when it comes to changing our behaviors to reduce CO2Read More →
Recently, when asked if he would take action to “curb population growth” because “the planet cannot sustain that growth,” Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said yes, noting that he would focus on “poor countries around the world”. Former Vice President Joe Biden, one of Sanders’ rivals and current leading contender forRead More →
OPINION: Is the left re-embracing Malthusian population control to save the planet? Of all the silly proposals put forward by Democratic presidential hopefuls at CNN’s town hall on climate change last week, the dumbest wasn’t to ban plastic straws, incandescent light bulbs or travel. by plane. It wasn’t the claimRead More →
The pace of population growth around the world is slowing down, so much so that the 21st century may be the last where the digital presence of our species increases year on year. This is one of the highlights of the most recent revision of the World Population Prospects, releasedRead More →